CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hollidaysburg

Pennsylvania · 5,624 residents · 2.33 sq mi

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Hollidaysburg is home to 5,624 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $48,900. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Households here earn about 18% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.2% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,624

+5%vs 2000

vs 5,368 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(300)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(384)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(350)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(861)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(788)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(524)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(536)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(586)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(199)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,958

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,640

−27%vs 2000

vs $18,770 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,900

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

41.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(5,253)

Black0.8%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(26)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(5,567)

Black0.7%(39)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(11)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.6%(33)

Mexican0.5%(26)

Spaniard0.3%(15)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(52)

Japanese0.2%(9)

Korean0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German35.7%(1,982)

Irish16.4%(910)

Italian10.9%(605)

English9.7%(539)

American8.5%(473)

Polish5.2%(288)

Dutch3%(165)

Scottish2.6%(145)

Slovak2.5%(140)

Ukrainian2.3%(129)

Welsh1.2%(68)

Greek1.1%(59)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(56)

Swedish1%(55)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(46)

British0.7%(40)

Czech0.7%(39)

Norwegian0.7%(38)

Romanian0.4%(23)

Swiss0.4%(21)

Lithuanian0.4%(20)

Hungarian0.3%(18)

West Indian0.2%(13)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(920)

Married48.3%(1,104)

Widowed3%(69)

Divorced8.5%(195)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(640)

Married40%(1,001)

Widowed14.2%(356)

Divorced20.1%(503)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(62)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(59)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(124)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 299 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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